Personal Finance
What does it mean to be financially "savvy"?
What was left in Ms. Liu's stolen car when the police found it?
Egg shells from hardboiled eggs
What country did Ms. Liuzzi travel to in 2014 and what language do they speak there?
Brazil (for the World Cup), Portuguese
What is it called when you keep track of all the money you spend and you plan out how much to spend on certain things and how much to save?
Budgeting, a budget
What type of car was Ms. Liu's stolen car?
Hyundai
To answer the Do Now question yesterday, Ms. Liu said she would like to be amazing at this skill
Getting all her students to be silent
Have a credit card and pay it off on time each month
What had someone taken from the backseat of Ms. Liu's stolen car when the police found it?
Her chips
Robbery
What is the numerical range for your credit score? Bonus: What is considered a "good" credit score?
0-850; Over 670 is considered good (over 740 is considered Very Good; over 800 is considered Excellent)
Where was Ms. Liu's car when it was stolen and why was it there?
Coliseum BART parking lot, because she was chaperoning a field trip Ms. Liuzzi planned
Brusly
What does a credit score mean and why is it important to have a good one?
Having a good credit score allows you to get lower interest rates to buy big things like a car, a house, etc. If you have a bad credit score you might not be able to buy them at all. A credit score is a measurement of how likely the bank thinks you are to pay off your loans on time.
What was the Interest Rate for the loan Ms. Liu had to take out to buy her new car after her old one was stolen?
17.5%
Name three students who said "soccer" for what they wish they could instantly be amazing at in yesterday's Do Now
Xavier, Joserodolfo, Cristian